Arrests made, guns taken

Tuesday

Jan 15, 2013 at 12:01 AM

STOCKTON - Police continue to place a high priority on getting illegal weapons off the street. Overnight Sunday, they reported three unrelated incidents, in each case confiscating guns and arresting those associated with them.

Joe Goldeen

STOCKTON - Police continue to place a high priority on getting illegal weapons off the street. Overnight Sunday, they reported three unrelated incidents, in each case confiscating guns and arresting those associated with them.

The Community Response Team and the Countywide Multi-Agency Gang Task Force descended on a residence in the 700 block of South Anteros Avenue, where children were present, to conduct a probation search.

Anthony Gallegos, 24, is known to authorities and was on searchable probation with a warrant out for his arrest. He was taken into custody shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday after officers found 21 grams of crystal methamphetamine, three loaded handguns, a rifle mounted with a silencer and approximately 430 rounds of ammunition, police reported.

A woman in the residence, Stacy Vera, 23, was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and narcotics violations. Two girls, a 3-year-old and 7-month-old, were taken to Mary Graham Children's Center in French Camp.

Later that night, Stockton patrol officers pulled over a vehicle in the 1000 block of North El Dorado Street at 8:35 p.m. The driver, Robert Smith, 32, admitted having a gun with him, police reported. He was booked into County Jail on weapons charges.

Around 1:30 a.m. Monday at Wilson Way and Hazelton Avenue, an officer noticed ammunition inside a vehicle he had just pulled over for a traffic stop. As the driver was complying with the officer's request to step outside, he threw an item and began reaching for his waistband.

A brief struggle ensued before the officer gained control and arrested Dorondo Adams, 37, on suspicion of weapons and narcotics violations. Inside Adams' vehicle, officers found a loaded handgun and illegal narcotics, police reported.